USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

CORTES AND PIZARRO

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
He became governor of “New Spain".
A
Columbus
B
Elcano
C
Cortés
D
Pizarro
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -King Charles appointed Cortés as governor, captain general and chief justice of the newly conquered territory, dubbed “New Spain of the Ocean Sea".

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1523 Cortés was named governor and captain general of New Spain. In 1528, amid Spanish fears that he was becoming too powerful, he was forced to return to Spain where the king reinstated him as captain general, but not to the position of civil governor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés (c. 1485-1547) is best known for conquering the Aztecs and claiming Mexico on behalf of Spain. Cortés (full name Don Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca) first served as a soldier in an expedition of Cuba led by Diego Velázquez in 1511.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hernando as an older adult After he got to be mayor and got lots of goods for helping. In 1518 he set off for Mexico. King Charles the I appointed Hernando governor of New Spain in 1522.

Detailed explanation-5: -His enmity with the governor of Cuba Diego Velázquez resulted in the latter calling back the expedition in the last moment, an order which was ignored by Cortés in an act of disobedience.

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